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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Aug 2, 2017 17:22:35 GMT -5
Jon leans over to kiss Alice on the cheek.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Therese Xylvarenn on Aug 3, 2017 8:08:30 GMT -5
Xylvarenn pours herself her chosen drink and takes a bite of the appetizer, closing her eyes trying to ignore that she knows how good it actually tastes when not replicated. Sure, replicators had come a long way, but it was some way to go before perfection.. still, it was very nice, giving a taste of being home. Back when there was a family, back when her mother spoke to her. as the suppressed sadness began surfacing, a darker thought took grip. Could the dark reflection given her an existence where she had her family again? Even if just an elaborate illusion... it would been a perfect illusion. Much better then a replicated dish, and they where accepted as real while truly not being so.
The same about Serys physical manifestation... In the strictest terms it was not real, Nor was Walker. Yet to Xylvarenn it did really not matter what the strictest definitions suggested. They where perfectly real to her. Besides on a metaphysical level reality is nothing more then what is accepted as real when one spins it far enough... Like a un-walked timeline, real to those there, yet unreal to those who did not thread that path.
So what would say that the dark reflections offer could not been perfect? She could had the perfect existence, the deepest desires of her hearts. And like the feelings she felt there, they would be real enough to not even suggest there was something lacking.
The Trills blue eyes opened wide, staring at nothing. Her skin paler and her body tense and without a breath as the tried to force herself to accept she had done the right decision...
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Aug 3, 2017 8:10:32 GMT -5
"Xylvarenn?"
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Post by Lt Cmdr Therese Xylvarenn on Aug 3, 2017 8:46:10 GMT -5
"Yes?"
Her answer comes in an emotionless tone, her eyes still fixed on nothing in particular.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Aug 3, 2017 8:46:44 GMT -5
"Just checking to see if you are alright."
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Post by Lt Cmdr Therese Xylvarenn on Aug 3, 2017 9:41:30 GMT -5
Therese looks at Jon, giving him a forced smile of reassurance "I have been better. Do not worry, it will pass"
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Post by Cmdr Alice Cameron on Aug 3, 2017 10:11:46 GMT -5
Alice sighs and looks to Jon "Jon...She already said so on the bridge..."
"It was uncomfortable to ask then....its still uncomfy babe"
She looks to Xyl. "Im sorry Hon, he doesn't understand is all and cares about you"
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Aug 3, 2017 10:12:36 GMT -5
Jon nods and looks somewhat embarrassed, going silent and hugging Alice.
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Post by Cmdr Alice Cameron on Aug 3, 2017 10:20:22 GMT -5
Alice hugs him back "Its okies hon, i am sure she understands you just care is all"
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Post by Lt Cmdr Therese Xylvarenn on Aug 3, 2017 10:21:07 GMT -5
Therese looks at Walker and nods twice
"I am glad he does not understand... Means he has not been there"
She looks between them, or at both of them.
"And I know, I very much appreciate the concern... I sincerely do"
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Aug 3, 2017 10:31:02 GMT -5
Jon gently kisses Alice's cheek.
"I am just glad you are both still here."
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Post by Serenity "Sery" on Aug 3, 2017 10:40:34 GMT -5
Sery look from one to the other, biting her lip softly. She lays a gentle hand on Xyl's shoulder and says gently.
"I would suggest we eat....lots of sweetness to be had?"
"Besides the captain has just received orders to return to Starbase 220...so we shall put much distance between us and..."
"Well what has happened...we are to go home for a bit.."
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Aug 3, 2017 10:41:09 GMT -5
"That sounds lovely."
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Post by Cmdr Alice Cameron on Aug 3, 2017 10:50:03 GMT -5
Alice has a soft far away look for a moment, though here in the now she can hear barely, their voices as if muted, far away in the distance. She can see in her mind's eye, the blissful autumn afternoon, the tall chesapeake grass blowing like wheat in the early fall winds. The faint hint of the scent of the sea rich in the air. She can feel the warmth of the Sun bath across her skin in contrast to the chill of the breeze as if summer was reluctant to leave in the face of oncoming winter...a final futile battle against inevitability...
She can see her mother in law smiling off to her left...the silhouettes of Jon, his father and Josh laughing in the distance on their house's front porch. She can feel her own hands travel over and softly caressing her own full belly, swollen with her first child...Jon and hers...
The vision is soo strong...its alluring pull so great...mentally she can not help but yearn for it...
Alice blinks back into the realm of the real and finds herself nodding almost absently, offering a smile that appears so genuine as she agree, Oh yes...it does indeed sound lovely.."
Yet she is unsure what she talking about, trusting in Jon to be her anchor on this topic.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Aug 3, 2017 10:53:44 GMT -5
Jon begins formulating a traditional taco, knowing full well what Alice likes and using the meat substitute as she requested. Once he finishes he places it in front of her on a plate.
"Taco time!"
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